Worksheet of Tense

English grammar lesson 20: Practice: tenses · Set 583 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Time word first): Find the time word: every day, now, yesterday, tomorrow, since, before … Choose the tense it needs. Fit the verb to the subject: he / she → -s, is, has, was; I → am; we / they → are, have, were.

1. 1.Which is the correct -ing form of “climb”? (a) climbing (b) climbbing (c) climbeing
2. 2.She is going to ___ tea next Sunday. (a) make (b) making (c) makes (d) made
3. 3.___ he wash the dishes twice a week? (a) Are (b) Do (c) Does (d) Is
4. 4.Choose the right verb: There ___ a mango in the basket. (a) is (b) are
5. 5.Yash ___ the train before it got dark. (a) had took (b) has taken (c) have taken (d) had taken
6. 6.I ___ rice when the phone rang. (a) was cooking (b) were cooking (c) was cook (d) am cooking
7. 7.Choose the right verb: There ___ a cat in the garden. (a) is (b) are
8. 8.They ___ tea yesterday. (a) made (b) will make (c) make (d) maked
9. 9.She ___ a kite every day. (a) flies (b) flying (c) fly
10. 10.You ___ in the park next week. (a) jogged (b) will jogging (c) will jogs (d) will jog
11. 11.Choose the right verb: The scissors ___ sharp. (a) is (b) are
12. 12.What is the past tense of “run”? (a) running (b) runned (c) run (d) ran
13. 13.Meera ___ wear a cap every Sunday. (a) don't (b) isn't (c) doesn't
14. 14.My brother ___ write a letter on Saturdays. (a) don't (b) doesn't (c) isn't
15. 15.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ a tree. (a) has climbed (b) had climbed (c) had climb (d) have climbed
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, my friends ___ a cap. (a) have worn (b) had worn (c) had wore (d) has worn
17. 17.Which is the correct -ing form of “clap”? (a) clapeing (b) clapping (c) claping
18. 18.They have just ___ the train. (a) taking (b) taken (c) take (d) took
19. 19.You ___ rice at 8 pm yesterday. (a) are cooking (b) was cooking (c) were cook (d) were cooking
20. 20.___ Aditya dance on the stage on Saturdays? (a) Does (b) Are (c) Is (d) Do
21. 21.When Dad called, you ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
22. 22.___ we cook rice twice a week? (a) Is (b) Does (c) Are (d) Do
23. 23.Choose the right verb: Each of the students ___ a name tag. (a) has (b) have
24. 24.Which is the correct -ing form of “plant”? (a) plantting (b) planting (c) planteing
25. 25.I ___ the ball at 8 pm yesterday. (a) were throwing (b) am throwing (c) was throwing (d) was throw
26. 26.He has lived in Pune ___ two years. (a) since (b) for
27. 27.___ my sister running in the park right now? (a) Is (b) Am (c) Are
28. 28.They are going to ___ a tree next week. (a) climbed (b) climbing (c) climb (d) climbs
29. 29.We have lived in Pune ___ five years. (a) since (b) for
30. 30.At 8 pm yesterday, he ___ vegetables. (a) is buying (b) was buying (c) were buying (d) was buy
31. 31.When the phone rang, she ___ a cap. (a) is wearing (b) was wear (c) was wearing (d) were wearing
32. 32.She ___ to school two days ago. (a) will go (b) goes (c) goed (d) went
33. 33.What is the past tense of “send”? (a) sended (b) sending (c) sent
34. 34.I did not ___ the dog in 2023. (a) fed (b) feeding (c) feeds (d) feed
35. 35.Choose the right verb: The bunch of bananas ___ ripe. (a) is (b) are
36. 36.She ___ baked a cake already. (a) has (b) have
37. 37.You ___ going to clap for the team tomorrow. (a) am (b) is (c) are
38. 38.Name the tense: “My brother is running in the park.” (a) simple future (b) past perfect (c) present continuous (d) simple present
39. 39.They have just ___ the match. (a) wins (b) winning (c) win (d) won
40. 40.When Mum came home, we ___ a bicycle. (a) were ride (b) are riding (c) were riding (d) was riding

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